Hi all! I'm quite new to this forum, and I just wanted to start off by saying Hi. I've been drawing for quite some time now(as long as I can remember), and Ive...
Jesse Acosta
nomadic@...
Dec 2, 2000 11:46 pm
965
He's great, but I really like "The Keeper" in your b&w gallery!!!!! Time to get an elfwood site ;p ... From: "Jesse Acosta" <nomadic@...> To:...
Deanna Cathcart
madeleine52@...
Dec 3, 2000 1:33 pm
966
hi i need reccomendation for best technique to painting battlefield scenes. anyone can help me about that?...
dreamdraw@...
Dec 4, 2000 9:18 pm
967
Right now, I'm doing a hand study and am having a dickens of a time trying to figure out how to do wrinkles. Specifically, the lines that are on the hand over...
Reanna Laury
reanna20@...
Dec 9, 2000 5:56 pm
968
... I usually just draw faint, thin lines of same hue and saturation as the hand, but a tad (~30 to 60%) darker. In places where the wrinkles are deeper (like...
Beth Winter
renfri@...
Dec 9, 2000 6:45 pm
969
... Wrinkles are lines, that are deeper in the skin, so it's not an own color, but rather a darker tone. except, if the skin get tightened, then you have to a...
Simon Moon
psm@...
Dec 9, 2000 11:26 pm
970
... Wrinkles like that are creases in the skin, so you have two things to think about. One is that actual lines made by the fold of skin, which are usually a...
Eliza and Zoe
halwyn@...
Dec 9, 2000 11:27 pm
971
Right. Wrinkles. I follow the basic technique that Ursula Vernon talks about in her FARP computer fantasy art tutorial: for highlighting I use a light yellow...
Mack
mack@...
Dec 11, 2000 3:21 am
972
Hi Everyone! I am looking to purchase a set of oilpaints, but am confused as to what I should buy. Also, what mediums are essential when getting started? (Like...
Paula Fletcher
calypso_rainbow@...
Dec 11, 2000 8:30 pm
973
With Winsor Newton, the Winton is just their basic oil. The Griffin, which is what I use is what is known as Alkyd and the pigment is bonded with oil resin...
lewhartman@...
Dec 11, 2000 8:46 pm
974
Hi, Could you please critque my art. I could really use some tips or (cheap) suggestions on good art supply brands and books. Thanx alot! Alex ...
3unicorns@...
Dec 11, 2000 11:26 pm
975
I'nm learning how topaint with oils right now, and what the teacher has us use for a medium is a mixture of things. 1/3 Paint thinner, 1/3 linseed oil, and 1/3...
Mari Rose
marirose@...
Dec 12, 2000 11:55 am
976
... I like your use of colour. Are you using artist-quality pencils? If not, I'd recommend prismacolor. It's hard for me to critique technique...I ...
Eric Pommer
ericpomm@...
Dec 12, 2000 1:18 pm
977
Mari, that recipe (1/3 thinner, 1/3/ linseed oil/ 1/3 damar varnish) is pretty much the standard, that is what I was taught to make 30+ years ago ... store. It...
Pam Cresswell
pam@...
Dec 12, 2000 1:18 pm
978
... pencils? If ... technique...I ... streaking ... really blend,I just put layeer after layer of color on the stuooid thing! I guess I should really learn...
Alexis Rayann S.
3unicorns@...
Dec 14, 2000 11:31 pm
979
I use Van Gogh brand oils pastles. First off, I was wondering if there is something better out there that's not too much more expensive (i mean geez! 12 oil...
Alexis Rayann S.
3unicorns@...
Dec 23, 2000 3:56 am
980
Hi all, I've been having some difficulty getting my scanned illustrations to display as well as I'd like them. I'm not sure what I'm not doing, but my ...
Eric Pommer
ericpomm@...
Dec 24, 2000 3:09 pm
981
... Without having a look at your scaled pictures, Check the shrink/rescale method. It should be "bilinear" or "trilinear" - experiment. PSP, for instance has...
Mirar
mirar@...
Dec 24, 2000 6:24 pm
982
... If you have PSP or some other drawing program, one thing you should try (especially in color pencil drawings) is to use the retouch/soften- tool (at least...
Hanna Lehmusto
handetonttu@...
Dec 25, 2000 2:00 pm
983
Try scanning at a lower resolution. No more than300 dpi. Lew Hartman 2739 Annhurst Ave Orlando, Fl 32826 (407) 207-6434...
lewhartman@...
Dec 25, 2000 4:13 pm
984
Hi all :) I've been trying to improve my art skills lately, and I realized that I can't work with anything but pencils. I can do wonderful sketches and...
boots@...
Dec 26, 2000 12:18 pm
985
... *sigh* OK. Not having used the Van Gogh brand, I will tell you that I use the Pentel (Pentech?) brand. It was 10 or 12 colors for $4. They aren't too...
Lea Adams
drealla@...
Dec 26, 2000 3:04 pm
986
... Dear Paula, when I started off in oil painting I had little money and I took what proved to be the wise advice of a Teach Yourself Book that I could mix...
willistration@...
Dec 27, 2000 2:29 pm
987
Hmm...Oil Pastels! Pentel pastels cost about six bucks a box, and all you need to use them are your fingers and paper. They're really fun to work with and...
Saja Mulcnara
tigerssong@...
Dec 27, 2000 2:29 pm
988
A tip on acrylics--use the bottles of stencil acrylcs, like Apple Barrel and Plaid. They are cheap--$.99 to $1.50 per bottle and work like gouche. They come...
lewhartman@...
Dec 27, 2000 2:58 pm
989
Acrylics and gouche or water colours that come in tubes are good for first time painters and experienced ones. Their easy to handle , non messy, and work the...
isabella chen
Lanfear_7@...
Dec 27, 2000 5:30 pm
990
I've done some nice stuff with Rembrandt oil pastels. Not as waxy as Cray-pas and a good deal. The very best, of course, are Sennelier..which are supposedly...
sarah g34
dbpics@...
Dec 30, 2000 4:07 am
991
Hi All, I'm planning on buying one of these tablets. The Graphire gives the cordless mouse and the Intuos A6 comes with just the intuos pen. Which one should I...
Leroy
osl@...
Jan 3, 2001 11:28 am
992
Hi all! Got a question for you artsy-intelligent types. This Christmas I got Prismacolor markers and have been eagerly experimenting with them. However, the...
Reanna Laury
reanna20@...
Jan 3, 2001 11:29 am
993
... The mouse sucks. ... Is more sensitive. Sometimes noticeable, depends on what you're doing. Get the best you can afford, is always my advice :) Gayle ...
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